On September 22nd I shared a tutorial video for my “DSP-Saver Card.” I hope you saw it. In that video I shared all sorts of projects that were in my presentation at the Creative Connections event on September 16th. There were a TON of projects and thus a TON of photos. I finally had time to edit, watermark and upload them all. Yay!
Click here to see the project photos and video that I posted on September 22nd.
Click here to see the Vertical Stretch fun fold cards that I shared on September 25th.
Then look below to see photos of (and read a couple tips on) the rest of the projects that were in my Creative Connections presentation.
A big thanks to fellow demonstrator, Marciene Ingram who gave me this pretty birthday card below which led to me designing all the other versions above!
The Frosted Floral designer paper is super pretty especially in person because it shimmers. So it just makes sense to make these elegant gift bags with them. Click here for a tutorial on how to make a bag like this.
Here are a couple more cards I put together using 1-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ squares of the Frosted Floral designer series paper (DSP).
I sponged on and stamped on Shimmer Paint on the Night of Navy cardstock. 🙂
This flower’s petals come from the leaves in the Iridescent Wreaths.
And here is the card that inspired me to make the two above. This one below as a make-n-take at my upline, Susan Campfield demonstrator event.
I didn’t make these next two “joy fold” cards below, but I’m happy I got them as swaps from Carol Lucas. They were fun to share during my Creative Connections presentation.
And these last two cards that I made just show how you can stray from the designer paper in the suite AND the colors from that designer paper in the suite to give the stamp images a whole new look. These products are so versatile!
Sorry I don’t have details for every card/project shown above. But sometimes I just have to flood you with lots of ideas! I hope you didn’t mind.
We celebrated my oldest turning 13 yesterday. (Can you believe it?! He was only 7 when I first started blogging.) My goal was to share my September 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit alternate ideas with you today, but I didn’t finish editing my video yet. I’m crossing my fingers that my projects and video will be up tomorrow though. Please come back to see what I created with the Frights & Delights kit.
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On June 14th I shared a Facebook Live recorded broadcast where I showed three ideas using our mini gable boxes. One of those altered gable box ideas (which I used as my 3-D cruise swap) reminded Fran (one of my viewers) of a tool box. I’m SO glad she mentioned that thought! I of course HAD to make one!
For this tool box, you’ll want to open up the gable box completely so you can stamp everywhere – the inside and outside. Don’t worry about stamping the entire handle areas as they will get trimmed off (and your stamp won’t reach anyway). And the very bottom of the box (where it closes) doesn’t matter much either.
After stamping both sides (and be careful, because the ink takes a little longer to dry on this coated surface than regular cardstock), spritz the gable box all over with Soft Suede ink. Fun but messy!
To spritz, fill a spritzer bottle 2/3 full with rubbing alcohol and add drops of reinker. (I used 10 drops of Soft Suede) Screw the top back on, make sure the cap is also on, and shake it up. Put the stamped gable box inside a large cardboard box to keep the ink contained when spraying. Take the cap off and spritz the ink all over on both sides! Then allow it to dry.
Trim off the top of the handled areas, fold over and tape down the remaining, assemble the box, and add the straw handle. If you watch that video, you’ll see what I’m talking about and see how I did these steps with my other gable box.
Embellish the box with Pick A Pattern Washi Tape. Then add the sentiment piece: Trim a strip of Soft Suede cardstock to just under 3/8″ wide. Stamp the sentiment, mark where you want your brads to go, then insert the ends from the outside into the Classic Label Punch to trim. Super easy, right?!
Pierce holes, then add the brads. Attach the sentiment strip with Mini Dimensionals. Fill the box with shreddie and a gift of some sort.
I think this box would be SUPER adorable with mini tools of some sort! I just didn’t have anything like that here at home when I took the photo. Ooo!! I’ll have to see if there is tool-shaped candy somewhere!
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My boys are home sleeping in today. It’s their first official day of summer vacation! And of course, they are in heaven knowing that they will have nearly 3 months off.
Luke, my youngest had his 5th grade graduation ceremony yesterday. We loved Mrs. Johnson! We were so grateful that she taught and cared for BOTH our boys as Nicholas also had her last year in 5th. She’ll be missed. Gosh, we’re gonna miss so many other teachers and staff members at this school. Crooked Lake Elementary was such a wonderful place for our family.
To celebrate this graduation AND just the end of the school year for all, our family met up with my sister & her kids for ice cream afterwards. Our neighbor friend, Carter was able to join us, too!
We are going to miss Crooked Lake Elementary SOooo much! In fact, during the last few weeks we’ve been putting together little thank you gifts & notes to all the past teachers & staff members that we got to know well. I didn’t take photos of them all, because we gave them as soon as we put them together which made it less overwhelming to distribute – each kiddo only had to hand out a few at a time. But I DID take a photo of THESE thank you cards that I put together for three of the teachers who teach physical education at both Crooked Lake AND the middle school (we made gifts for teachers at Nick’s school, too).
Night of Navy Cardstock: 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ and folded in half for the card base
Whisper White Cardstock: 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside & scraps for punching two 2″ circles
Real Red Cardstock: 1-7/8″ x 4-1/4″
Smoky Slate Cardstock: 1-3/4″ x 4-1/4″
Real Red 1/8″ Ribbon: about 2-1/2″
Products: See below for a full list of supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store. The stamp sets from past Paper Pumpkin kits are no longer available. You need to be a subscriber to get these stamps. CLICK HERE to learn more about all the fun perks of a Paper Pumpkin subscription.
Directions:
Emboss the Night of Navy card base with the Simple Stripes embossing folder. Adhere the 4″ x 5-1/4″ Whisper White piece to the inside of the card.
Punch out a couple Whisper White 2″ circles, and stamp the circular lines image to the left and to the right on each circle using Real Red ink to give a look of baseball stitching.
Stamp the thank you image in Night of Navy ink on the lower left corner area of the Smoky Slate cardstock. Layer this onto the Real Red cardstock, and then add one of the baseballs under the lower left section (under the thank you). Adhere this whole thing to the Night of Navy embossed card base using lots of SNAIL and a few Glue Dots.
Attach the second baseball to the front of the card with Dimensionals. And add the ribbon (tied in a knot) using a Glue Dot.
Write a sweet note on the inside and gift to someone with a bag of peanuts. 😉
We are ready for summer! The weather forecast looks good, so hopefully Luke (and even Nick with his knee brace) will get outside and hang out with neighbor friends on this first day of summer vacation! Happy June 8th to all of you.
Did you hear!? The upcoming June 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit will coordinate with the new Broadway Bound suite on p. 68–69 of the annual catalog!!! There is no need to get any extra product. But you certainly MAY purchase items from this suite if you would like to expand your creative options with the contents of this kit.
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My son, Luke and I are heading up to my parents’ lake place in northern Minnesota for this Memorial Day weekend while my husband, Tim and our other son, Nick stay at home. Nicholas isn’t quite up to traveling that far yet (it’s almost a 4 hour drive), and Tim wants to work on finishing up our back deck. Hopefully Nick and hubby will enjoy having the house to themselves. And I hope you are all going to have a lovely weekend as well.
To start off your weekend on a creative note, I thought I’d share more alternate projects that I made with the contents of the May 2018 Manly Moments kit. I shared a few on Sunday last weekend, but today I’ve got for you a 12×12 scrapbook layout, some pretty origami star boxes, and seven alternate greeting card ideas. If you are one of my subscribers, be sure to take out your envelope of goodies I sent you so you can recreate one or more of these cards.
Be sure to watch my “how-to” video below (or on YouTube) for tips, measurements and directions. Then scroll down to see close up photos of the projects I share in this video, to see the supplies I used to create all these projects, AND to access some helpful links (ones that I refer to in the video).
Here are close-up photos of the projects I shared in my video above. I sure had fun creating them!
12×12 SCRAPBOOK PAGE LAYOUT
ORIGAMI STAR BOXES
SEVEN ALTERNATE CARDS
that my subscribers can make with the bonus supplies I mailed them.
Here are some links that you may want to check out.
To see the projects I shared earlier with this kit, click here for my May 20th blog post.
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Extra Stampin’ Up! supplies I used are listed below and linked to my online store.
By the way, I still have more to share with this kit:
the card and matching box I designed for Stampin’ Up!’s monthly Paper Pumpkin newsletter
the blog hop project/s I’ll share next Thursday
and the exclusive projects that I share only with my subscribers.
So stay tuned if you are a fan of these great kits. Have a great weekend!
I’m so excited for the June 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit! Stampin’ Up! has revealed that it will coordinate with a new suite of products in the upcoming will coordinate with a suite in our upcoming 2018-19 Annual Catalog!
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I received my May 2018 Manly Moments Paper Pumpkin kit a little early, so I shared the kit cards and a few simple alternate projects with it on my Facebook Live broadcast this past Wednesday. Then I uploaded the recording to my YouTube channel. Be sure to watch this video, check out the measurements and product list below so that you can recreate these projects if you wish, and then let me know if you have any questions. If you ARE on Facebook, I invite you to “like” then “follow” my page so you can get updates when I share and when I go live every Wednesday afternoon at 2 PM Central Time.
Here are the measurements you’ll need for the two cards if you plan to recreate them with your May kit supplies.
Card #1 Extra Pieces…
Mossy Meadow cardstock strip:
3/4” x 4-1/4”
Card #2 Extra Pieces…
Crumb Cake cardstock:
5” x 7” scored at 3-1/2”
Envelope paper (wood grain pattern):
4-1/2” x 3”
Mossy Meadow cardstock:
3-1/2” x 2-1/4” scrap for die-cutting tree
Natural Linen Thread:
~38”
Products: See below for a full list of supplies linked to where you can find them in my online store.
These are the cards that the kit instructs how to make.
Here are a few more close-up photos of the three alternate projects I made and shared in my video.
POCKET CARD
SIMPLE NOTE CARD
BAGALOPE (BAG FROM ENVELOPE)
If you haven’t gotten your Paper Pumpkin kit yet, please don’t worry. Most subscribers are getting their kits early this coming week. I think those that get their kits earlier and start posting (like me this month) make others nervous that their kits are late. So rest easy and enjoy creating when it gets to your mailbox.
I’m so excited for the June 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit! Stampin’ Up! has revealed that it will coordinate with a new suite of products in the upcoming will coordinate with a suite in our upcoming 2018-19 Annual Catalog!
Do you want to be a club member and get lots of perks for your monthly orders?! I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club, and we are looking for new members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up. (Club members receive free EXCLUSIVE project tutorials via email weekly AND other bonuses.)
Get early release products from the 2018-19 Annual Catalog NOW! Click Here to shop my online store. Click Here to download the flyer.
CLICK HERE for more detailed information about retiring products from the 2017-18 Annual Catalog and the 2018 Occasions Catalog, to access the lists and links, and for dates about transitioning into the new 2018-19 Annual Catalog.
Be sure to take a good look at the retiring products list so that you don’t miss out on getting items that you have wanted. Favorites are already selling out!
It’s time to share more ideas that I came up with using the contents of the April 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit! Here is what came in this past month’s kit, You Are My Anchor.
how to make the kit go farther with Mini Pizza Boxes
some sweet Life Savers candy thank yous
a card to give to a sweetheart with a fun mathematical way to cut out your own heart
and two versions of the “impossible card”
Watch the video first to get to get measurements, directions, and tips. Then scroll down to see close-up photos, links for more information shared in the video, and a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) mentioned or used to make my creations.
Here are the items that the kit instructs how to make. (The kit makes four sets of these.)
And here are my “outside-the-box” ideas I created and shared in my video.
COORDINATING MINI PIZZA BOXES
I altered this box to open from the front. For directions for the altered pizza box, click here.
LIFE SAVERS CANDY THANK YOUS
SWEETHEART CARD
HORIZONTAL IMPOSSIBLE CARD
VERTICAL IMPOSSIBLE CARD
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CLICK HERE for more detailed information about retiring products from the 2017-18 Annual Catalog and the 2018 Occasions Catalog, to access the lists and links, and for dates about transitioning into the new 2018-19 Annual Catalog.
Be sure to take a good look at the retiring products list so that you don’t miss out on getting items that you have wanted. Favorites are already selling out!
The new 2018-19 Annual Catalog will be introducing us to new colors! That means that several colors are retiring though. CLICK HERE for more detailed information about retiring products.CLICK HERE for my post and a video regarding the Color Revamp. And CLICK HERE for a printable Color Revamp Summary.
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